A Vase of Sugar Snap Peas

We planted a double row of Oregon Sugar Snap Peas. We love the sweet, crunchy goodness of them in salads, sauces and as snacks. When we thought the plants were finished except for a few which were kept to mature out for next year’s seeds, we took them out of the garden.

The bottom two-thirds of the plants were chopped fine and dug into the melon and squash beds for a raw compost. The top third still had a few blooms so it was brought in for a bouquet. As we put the cuttings in water we discovered two pea pods measuring about an inch long. They seemed to add character to the bouquet. But would they keep growing?

Twenty-four hours later they measured over two inches long. And a third pod was spotted at three-quarter inch long. Three days later the original two pods are now 2-1/2 inches long. Five more pods are hanging in the bouquet. Water and sunlight from the sky windows seem to be all it takes to grow these peas.

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